Don't forget who you are. We believe in you.
CD Projekt Red, one of your defining characteristics has always been you go above and beyond what is expected, above what seems financially reasonable. For the gamer. For your fans. I remember reading about the Enhanced Edition of the Witcher early after playing it. Michal Kicinski said it took over $1 million to Enhance the original. That must have taken some guts. That must have seemed impossible.
I remember in the Witcher 2, gameplay choices that lead to hours of different content, and I felt like my choices mattered at a level I’d never felt in a game before. Because you guys weren’t scared to put in that time, and that reward, for a choice, for a fan. When you made Dark Mode for difficulty, when you put in Arena Mode, overhauling combat, a free enhanced edition with 10GB of new content, half an hour of cinematics. I was blown away. You put in an incredible effort and commitment beyond what most companies would deem sane, for the game, for the gamer.
The Witcher 3 is another explosion of dedication, for love of the Witcher, for the fans. There is nothing but endless passion dripping from every ounce of it. The planned free DLC, the love keeps rolling in.
So then we come to the forums, to talk about what could be improved, what we as fans would love. Cause that’s what we do, we’re fans.
But now, for the first time, in this post release phase, the “Red” posts in the forum scare me a little. The reoccurring theme seems to be “This would be hard to do.” “This is impossible, but we’ll listen and learn.” “This would be too much work.” It scares me because it sounds like other developers. Ones who have forgotten that the impossible and the ridiculous effort you put into things is one of the reasons we love you, and why you have our loyalty.
The romance, the politics, the post-game, these are hard to change. These might take an investment, dedication, love for the fans. And for other developers, they can still say “impossible”. But we remember who you are. We will trust you through Cyberpunk and beyond. We believe in you. Thank you.
CD Projekt Red, one of your defining characteristics has always been you go above and beyond what is expected, above what seems financially reasonable. For the gamer. For your fans. I remember reading about the Enhanced Edition of the Witcher early after playing it. Michal Kicinski said it took over $1 million to Enhance the original. That must have taken some guts. That must have seemed impossible.
I remember in the Witcher 2, gameplay choices that lead to hours of different content, and I felt like my choices mattered at a level I’d never felt in a game before. Because you guys weren’t scared to put in that time, and that reward, for a choice, for a fan. When you made Dark Mode for difficulty, when you put in Arena Mode, overhauling combat, a free enhanced edition with 10GB of new content, half an hour of cinematics. I was blown away. You put in an incredible effort and commitment beyond what most companies would deem sane, for the game, for the gamer.
The Witcher 3 is another explosion of dedication, for love of the Witcher, for the fans. There is nothing but endless passion dripping from every ounce of it. The planned free DLC, the love keeps rolling in.
So then we come to the forums, to talk about what could be improved, what we as fans would love. Cause that’s what we do, we’re fans.
But now, for the first time, in this post release phase, the “Red” posts in the forum scare me a little. The reoccurring theme seems to be “This would be hard to do.” “This is impossible, but we’ll listen and learn.” “This would be too much work.” It scares me because it sounds like other developers. Ones who have forgotten that the impossible and the ridiculous effort you put into things is one of the reasons we love you, and why you have our loyalty.
The romance, the politics, the post-game, these are hard to change. These might take an investment, dedication, love for the fans. And for other developers, they can still say “impossible”. But we remember who you are. We will trust you through Cyberpunk and beyond. We believe in you. Thank you.
